             [:label "Choose an account"]
             [:select.form-control
              {:on-change #(let [value (-> % .-target .-value)]
-                            (om/set-state! owner [:selected-org] (string/split value #"/")))}
+                            (om/set-state! owner [:selected-org] (map keyword (string/split value #"/"))))}
              (for [[vcs_type username] followed-orgs
-                   :let [org-id (string/join "/" [vcs_type username])]]
+                   :let [org-id (->> [vcs_type username]
+                                     (map name)
+                                     (string/join "/"))]]
                [:option
                 {:value org-id}
                 org-id])]]]

             [:h4 "Repo"]
             [:h4 "Email preference"]]
            (for [project projects
                  :when (= [(:vcs_type project) (:username project)] selected-org)]
              (om/build project/email-pref {:project project :user user} {:react-key (:reponame project)}))]]])))))

(defn notifications [app owner]

                                                 (compare x-name y-name)
                                                 vcs-compare))))
                            (map (fn [{:keys [vcs_type username]}]
                                   [(keyword vcs_type)
                                    (keyword username)])
                                 projects))]
    (reify
      om/IRenderState
